Fedora 12: bind Security Update
Summary
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS
(Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named),
which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library
(routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and
tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
Update Information:
Update to 9.6.1-P2 release which contains following fix: * Additional section of response could be cached without successful DNSSEC validation even if DNSSEC validation is enabled
Change Log
* Wed Nov 25 2009 Adam Tkac
References
[ 1 ] Bug #538744 - CVE-2009-4022 bind: cache poisoning using not validated DNSSEC responses https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538744
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update bind' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .